Meaning
greasy; oily
- covered with grease or oil
- too oily in texture or taste
- overly flattering or slick in manner
In a sentence
Questo fritto è troppo untuoso.
This fried food is too greasy.
Ti sembrano untuose queste patatine?
Do these chips seem greasy to you?
La salsa non è untuosa, è leggera.
The sauce isn't oily, it's light.
Word forms (4)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| untuoso | masculine · singular |
| untuosa | feminine · singular |
| untuosi | masculine · plural |
| untuose | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- For food, often negative: troppo unto or grasso.
- Not the same as oleoso in all contexts; untuoso often sounds less pleasant.
- Agrees in gender and number: untuoso, untuosa, untuosi, untuose.